The Aluvihare Rock Temple is a sacred buddhist temple located in Aluvihare,Matale District of Sri Lanka surrounded by hills,the aluvihare cave temple is situated 30km north of Kandy on the Matale - Dambulla road.The history of Aluvihare Rock Temple is traced back to the 3rd Century B.C to the reign of king Devanam Piyathissa.It is believed that the king build the dagoba,planted the Bo sapling and founded the temple after the introduction of Buddhism to the country during his reign.
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